As this old post is getting so many hits, thought I'd update it a bit. I'm not ashamed of my lack of knowledge when I put this post up, nor am I ashamed of my uninformed acceptance of compromise measures at this point. It stands to show the progress of my education, and reminds me how much I still have to learn. I appreciate all the traffic though, it shows me that I should have put this edit before.

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complaints from ingrates:

What is sad is that this bill is still a mother may I bill. They are currently making it prospective only from 2008 forward. REally nice of them. Bill Betzen is still doing the Gladney protest. I think they should just pull the thing. Knowing adoptees' luck in Texas, Gladney will put this bill forward.

Amy you're incredible - I learn so much from you. Thanks for posting that. I thought from listening to it that it was an issue where everyone got their certificate unless the mother had filed that she didn't want contact.

The idea of putting year limits on these bills is as preposterous as all the other things.

For me it was an education just watching it. I've obviously seen bill hearings before in my life, but never one that I had such an emotional connection to; even though it's not my state.

deliver us from lawyers and social workers... I got as far as Betzen telling the committee how wonderful it will be when "birthmothers" can file disclosure vetoes and I think: with friends like this, who needs Heidi Cox? Of course she is a piece of work and a caution to a christian, but at least I know who she's working for...